know and interact with one another. It functions within a particular social structure and exhibits and creates norms‚ values‚ and social institutions” (World Health Organization [WHO]‚ 1974‚ pg. 7). Stanhope and Lancaster (2008) defines community health as having: “three common characteristics‚ or dimensions: status‚ structure‚ and process. Stanhope & Lancaster (2008) also go on to say: “Each dimension reflects a unique aspect of community health: (pg. 345). Community health in terms of status‚ or
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Violence against women is a significant public health problem‚ as well as a fundamental violation of women’s human rights. Physical or sexual violence affects more than one third of all women globally according to a new report released by World Health Organization (WHO). Some 35% of all women will experience either intimate partner or non-partner violence. The study finds that intimate partner violence is the most common type of violence against women‚ affecting 30% of women worldwide. The findings
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Ebola Outbreak Timeline http://www.newsday.com/news/world/theebolacrisis15importantmomentsin20141. 9454173 December 6th‚ 2013: A twoyearold child died in Meliandou in southern Guinea and was later identified as "patient zero". The virus remained localized until February 2014‚ when a healthcare worker in a neighboring province died. First ebola patient ‚ the outbreak started with patient zero contaminated two more people which caught the attention of the general public once r
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Disease in the News Paper Drug Resistant Tuberculosis HCS/245 Introduction Tuberculosis is one of the oldest diseases that is still around today‚ and never really went away. World wide there is now concern for new strains of the virus attacking with a vengeance. Recently the World Health Organization (WHO) held a conference and one of the main topics of discussion is the recent strain of drug-resistant Tuberculosis (TB) in Europe. They’ve coined a new term for this new concerning
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Santiago bill‚ government will raise P60 billion for the first year. By contrast‚ the Recto bill will earn only P15 billion. The foregone revenue could go to universal health care‚ such as more hospitals‚ rural health units‚ and barangay health stations. The bill imposes a unitary tax system‚ as recommended by the World Health Organization. The Recto bill uses a 3-tier tax rate for tobacco and alcohol products‚ making them cheaper and thereby encouraging their use. Unitary tax system which she
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discreet elements (Gere‚ C‚ 2009) but digitisation is defined as the conversion of analog information into digital information (Dictionary‚ 2003) although computer technology and digital technology can be interchangable. The ever increasing digital world has turned into a phenomenon which we are dependant on and bound together regardless of distance between individuals who interact with each other. Technology and digital networks are not a new concept as it has evolved with societies which have
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Nursing and Study Abroad In a changing‚ globalized world‚ it is becoming increasingly important for nurses to develop a global nursing ethic and take into consideration a plethora of cultural factors. This global ethic is based on an in-depth knowledge of what it means to be human‚ regardless of ethnic‚ cultural‚ religious‚ political‚ economic‚ gender and age differences (Santa Clara University 2010). According to a book written by Tschudin and Davis called The Globalisation of Nursing‚
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INDEX Preface .............................................................................................................................. 3 How I came to write this book ......................................................................................... 5 An introduction to this book............................................................................................ 7 A Reality Check ................................................................................................
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Lancaster (2010) the web of causation “…recognizes the complex interrelationships of many factors interacting‚ sometimes in subtle ways‚ to increase (or decrease) the risk of disease” (p. 163). All things that can affect risk of disease are divided into one of three categories‚ agents‚ host‚ or environment. Examples of agents include infectious agents such as bacteria and viruses‚ chemical agents such as heavy metals and pesticides‚ or physical agents such as heat‚ cold‚ or radiation. Host factors include
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Tobacco tax: good for health‚ good for government finances Tobacco use kills over 5 million people each year and is the largest single preventable cause of premature death.1 Tobacco is very costly to society through high costs to treat tobacco-induced disease or through loss of productivity as a result of the premature deaths. But governments have a tool to combat the costs of tobacco use — tobacco taxation. Higher tobacco prices decrease consumption and encourage people to quit Increasing
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